CONCEPTS AT A GLANCE A test charge and the electrostatic force that acts on it are brought together to define the concept of an electric field. Sharks have specialized organs that can detect electric fields. In the hammerhead shark shown here, the organs are located in the wide head. ( Henry C. Wolcott III/National Geographic/Getty Images)
Figure 18.16  CONCEPTS AT A GLANCE A test charge and the electrostatic force that acts on it are brought together to define the concept of an electric field. Sharks have specialized organs that can detect electric fields. In the hammerhead shark shown here, the organs are located in the wide head. (© Henry C. Wolcott III/National Geographic/Getty Images)




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